Tenquille Lake

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

openTrees, mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes, denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

wet, powder

Weather

Avg Temp

-2

Max Temp

1

Min Temp

-5

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

none

Rainfall Rate

drizzle

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

S

New Snow24 Hours

5

Storm Start Date

2016-11-19T20:00:00.000Z

Storm Snow Amount

25

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

Day warmed throughout. Upon descent rain appeared at 1200m. Moist snow up to 1700m.

Snowpack

Depth

195

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Test Fracture

resistant

Site Elevation

2000

Ski Penetration

25

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

55

Test Failure Depth

45

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

stormSnow

HS @ 2000m, 180-200cm. 60cm+ over 40cm MFC. CT1 @10cm RP Easy. CT15 @45cm RP Medium. CT19 @ 60cm RP Medium. No natural avalanches noticed. Signs that a natural avalanche cycle had occurred on primarily steep and convex slopes during last week's pineapple event around valley. No natural avalanches noted in current storm cycle. We had several failures of note in our pit at 2000m as can be noted in the videos following this report. Could not identify any specific layers of note, failing interface appeared to be changes in character and density likely due to wind transport or changes in ambient temperature between snowfalls. The day was warm (-2 @2000m) and moist with periods of snow S1. We skiied supported slopes and had zero failures in our skiing. https://youtu.be/6aoq_ejEHh0 https://youtu.be/UANY77AkrGs https://youtu.be/cGImy0cGUIU Avalanche Canada Active Member Bram Whillock